Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) encouraged Republicans to launch a coup against leader Kevin McCarthy in his bid for House speaker.
Over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. called upon Republicans to stop opposing Kevin McCarthy, warning it could have disastrous consequences after the establishment floated pro-impeachment Rep. Fred Upton as an alternative.
“So in their quest to ‘own the establishment’ by stopping Kevin McCarthy, Andy Biggs and others are actually in effect empowering those who impeached Donald Trump. This is a Democrat dream come true for a GOP Congress,” Trump Jr.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy walks to the podium to speak after he was nominated to be Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2022.
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